During this period of time, since the Li Yifeng incident was officially hammered, there have been many big melons in the entertainment circle. A group of people who claim to be insiders are racing to break out the news, and netizens who are keen on gossip also respond positively to this, and enjoy it. Groups and message areas are full of heated discussions.
For a time, there was joy in the air.
It stands to reason that celebrities have little relationship with the real life of most of us, but such a grand occasion just shows one thing: the important value of gossip in our lives is far underestimated !
In fact, as early as 70,000 years ago, a group of primitive people (the early Homo sapiens of ) successfully walked out of Africa, swept the world, and became our common ancestor because of the ability to talk about gossip.
The survival predicament of early Homo sapiens
About 75,000 years ago, East Africa and North Africa areas were not covered by deserts as they are today, but had many rivers and alluvial plains, where early Homo sapiens communities were scattered. On the grassy grassland.
Like other ape creatures, the early Homo sapiens lived in groups of about 20-50 people, collecting plants, digging for insects, chasing small animals, and picking up carrion behind large carnivores. In particular, the early stone tools were the largest The function is to knock open the bones and get the marrow inside.
Obviously, the primitive people of this period were no different from other animals, and the situation was difficult.
However, a bigger disaster soon came:
150,000 years of Earth's temperature changes At least two effects have been brought about:
1. The source of food is greatly reduced.
2. The threat of large carnivores increases (starved lions, hyenas, , etc.) Homo sapiens had to decide to run away, but in the north, they encountered the interception of their old rival Neanderthal .
Neanderthals
Neanderthals are the most mentioned race among those competing on the same stage with Homo sapiens , they are burly stature, and their brain capacity is also higher than that of early Homo sapiens. -50 people) is obviously more advantageous in the contest. In fact, as early as about 100,000 years ago, the first group of early Homo sapiens who left Africa had already been defeated by them.
For the early Homo sapiens who didn't have a world map at that time, defeating the Neanderthals could survive, otherwise it would be death, and there was no other way to choose.
It is conceivable that at that time more than one Homo sapiens colony migrated north, but most of them were eliminated in the competition with Neanderthals, and only a few colonies who mastered the ability to gossip successfully survived .
why is this happening? The reason for
is actually very simple, because gossip allows us to build social relationships.
No gossip, no social
Do you think a group of history professors met for lunch and talked about the causes of the first world war? And when the nuclear physicists had a tea break in the seminar, could they be talking about the quark ? It is true sometimes, but more often it is about which professor caught her husband stealing it, who wants to be the dean or dean of the department, or which colleague bought a Lexus with research funding. such as. ——" A Brief History of Humanity "
For early Homo sapiens, the original language, like other animals, was just a tool for communication, which could tell others "the lion is here", "where is the buffalo", and Gossip allows them to say "who is lazy", "who is honest", "who is close to whom", and "who fought with whom".
Don't underestimate this information, who is more trustworthy in a group and what everyone is responsible for in group activities, all can reach consensus from these gossips, which is obviously more efficient than other primitive races building trust relationships by brushing and catching lice. Much more!
can say that with gossip, there is social interaction.
And the direct result of the transition of social ability is that early Homo sapiens can stably have largeA social group of about 150 people (for specific reasons, you can check the 150 law ), and different Homo sapiens groups also have the possibility to cooperate with each other.
Obviously, the enlarged early Homo sapiens instantly had a huge advantage in the competition for survival. They not only had the ability to hunt down large herbivores and drive out predatory beasts, but also dealt with Neanderthals effortlessly. . Although Neanderthals were physically strong, they were obviously vulnerable compared to early Homo sapiens who knew each other well and had better organizational skills. After
successfully walked out of Africa, early Homo sapiens with the ability to gossip quickly flocked to the world, they wiped out other races scattered around the world, and continued to hone their language in the gossip for hours every day Ability, brewing fire for the subsequent ignition of the fire of major civilizations. How about
, after understanding this, have you gained a new understanding of the value of gossip?
Through gossip, we can not only understand the thoughts of the people around us, build more intimate connections, but also learn from the mistakes of others, understand social norms, and avoid many risks. Of course, aside from these, we can also get the least physical and mental relaxation.
So, don't feel overwhelmed and gossip!
